- 1. When did the Great Depression begin?
A) 1945
B) 1929
C) 1936
D) 1950
- 2. Which event triggered the Great Depression?
A) The New Deal
B) The Stock Market Crash
C) The Roaring Twenties
D) World War II
- 3. What was the highest unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
A) 25%
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 10%
- 4. Which country was hit hard by the Great Depression due to the Treaty of Versailles?
A) France
B) China
C) Japan
D) Germany
- 5. What term is used to describe the makeshift communities of homeless people during the Great Depression?
A) New Deal Settlements
B) FDR Camps
C) Roosevelt Towns
D) Hoovervilles
- 6. What program was established to provide employment for millions of Americans during the Great Depression?
A) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
B) Social Security
C) National Labor Relations Act
D) Medicare
- 7. Which famous novel by John Steinbeck depicted the struggles of migrant workers during the Great Depression?
A) Cannery Row
B) The Grapes of Wrath
C) East of Eden
D) Of Mice and Men
- 8. Which country was least affected by the Great Depression?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) The Soviet Union
D) Australia
- 9. Which famous photographer documented the effects of the Great Depression through his work?
A) Walker Evans
B) Margaret Bourke-White
C) Dorothea Lange
D) Ansel Adams
- 10. Which act passed during the Great Depression aimed to prevent another stock market crash?
A) Securities Exchange Act
B) Glass-Steagall Act
C) Banking Act of 1933
D) National Industrial Recovery Act
- 11. What was the nickname given to the programs and policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
A) Great Society
B) Square Deal
C) Fair Deal
D) New Deal
- 12. Which organization was created to insure bank deposits and restore public confidence in the banking system during the Great Depression?
A) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
B) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
C) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
D) Federal Reserve System
- 13. What nickname was given to March 9, 1933, when the stock market experienced a significant one-day drop?
A) Black Thursday
B) Blue Monday
C) Red Tuesday
D) Green Friday
- 14. Which country saw the rise of fascism as a response to the economic downturn of the Great Depression?
A) Australia
B) Canada
C) Italy
D) United States
- 15. What was the name of the program implemented by President Roosevelt to stabilize industrial production during the Great Depression?
A) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
B) Social Security Act
C) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
D) National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
- 16. What was the name of the government agency created to regulate the stock market in response to the Great Depression?
A) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
B) Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
C) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
D) Federal Reserve System
- 17. Which country was hit hardest by the Great Depression?
A) United Kingdom
B) Germany
C) France
D) United States
- 18. Which US president was in office when the Great Depression began?
A) Calvin Coolidge
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 19. Which of the following sectors was hit the hardest during the Great Depression?
A) Technology
B) Finance
C) Agriculture
D) Manufacturing
- 20. What type of entertainment became popular during the Great Depression as a form of escapism?
A) Movies
B) Broadway shows
C) Circus acts
D) Opera
- 21. In which year did World War II begin, helping to end the Great Depression?
A) 1939
B) 1933
C) 1945
D) 1950
- 22. What was the term for the period of severe dust storms during the Great Depression in the United States?
A) Dirt Cyclones
B) Stormpocalypse
C) Dust Bowl
D) Sandstorms of Sorrow
- 23. Which US president implemented the New Deal programs to combat the effects of the Great Depression?
A) Calvin Coolidge
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Herbert Hoover
- 24. Which group was largely excluded from the benefits of Social Security when it was established during the Great Depression?
A) African Americans
B) Hispanic Americans
C) Asian Americans
D) White Americans
- 25. What was the term used to describe the severe economic downturn that lasted for over a decade during the 1930s?
A) Great Recession
B) Financial Crisis
C) Great Depression
D) Economic Meltdown
- 26. Which American state suffered the most severe effects of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression?
A) Texas
B) Oklahoma
C) New York
D) California
- 27. Which social group was greatly impacted by the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression?
A) Farmers
B) Artists
C) Politicians
D) Scientists
- 28. What was the name of the policy adopted by many countries during the Great Depression to protect domestic industries from foreign competition?
A) Privatization
B) Nationalization
C) Globalization
D) Protectionism
- 29. Which economic theory, advocating government intervention in the economy, became popular during the Great Depression?
A) Monetarism
B) Austrian School
C) Supply-side economics
D) Keynesian economics
- 30. Which event marked the official end of the Great Depression?
A) Pearl Harbor Attack
B) V-E Day
C) D-Day
D) World War II
- 31. What was the nickname given to the group of advisors who assisted President Roosevelt during the Great Depression?
A) Brain Trust
B) Cabinet
C) Think Tank
D) Task Force
- 32. What was a significant feature of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
A) Privatization of industries
B) Government intervention in the economy
C) Isolationism
D) Austerity measures
- 33. Who was the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
A) Hattie Caraway
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Frances Perkins
D) Mary McLeod Bethune
- 34. What was the informal radio conversations President Franklin D. Roosevelt held with the American people called?
A) Newsreels
B) Fireside Chats
C) Press Conferences
D) State of the Union Addresses
- 35. During the Great Depression, which demographic group saw significant gains in employment?
A) Men
B) Immigrants
C) Women
D) Youth
- 36. Which New Deal program focused on providing employment for young men in government camps?
A) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
B) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
C) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
D) Public Works Administration (PWA)
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